Description

Podbean Podcast App is top trending podcast apps of global best 2016 in Google Play Store with 30K+ reviews and an average rating of 4.6/5

Also nominated as "Top podcast player apps, 50 best podcatchers for Android and iOS" by TCC

A better way to discover and play all your favorite podcasts anywhere, anytime. The Podbean podcast app enhance your podcast listening experience with intelligent speed, volume boost, customizable playlist and all the best features:

DISCOVERY / RECOMMENDATION• Search by podcast name, episode name, or author name.• Browse new/trending/top podcasts by topics or categories.• Get customized recommendations based on your play history. • View your play history and favorite episodes.• Choose audiobooks from bestsellers and classics for free.

PLAYBACK / AUDIO EFFECTS• Instantly stream or download podcasts to play offline.• Stay organized with customizable playlists.• Intelligent speed removes silences from an episode without distortion.• Volume boost normalize the volume and make shows easier to listen to.• Advanced playback features like auto-play next and Sleep timer.• Support mini podcast player widget on your android homepage.• Support bluetooth, chromecast and android auto.• Integrate with Amazon Alexa.

NOTIFICATION / AUTOMATION• Stay updated: Get new episode notification from followed podcasts• Automatic download and option to delete after being played.• Support batch mode to download, delete, and add playlist.• Settings can be customized by podcast.

Reviews

4.6

30,877 total

5 23,566

4 4,983

3 977

2 577

1 774

Sergiy Pshenichny

Great app but can't do podcasts my 'starting page' and hide menu where Downloaded Episodes, Episodes I like and My Playlists. It's completely useless for me, and that ugly look eating display space(( But this is only the UI issues, I find uncomfortable for me.

Ryan Patterson

I can't finish over half of the podcasts because this app has sucks. It will stop aging randomly and won't reload for a very long time, after having to restart the podcast. I followed troubleshooting advice from the developer but it's apparent they don't understand what the issue is. This is not an issue caused by my phone's energy saving or playback settings, or any app settings. It's the app itself.

Comissari

lConstantly keeps freezing the episode and then not loading. This used to happen a few times a day but now happening every few minutes!!! 😠 Also wiped all my "played" episodes so listening to a podcast with 96 episodes has become a nightmare considering I can't see which ones I've already listened to!!

Michael K

It does not show latest podcast. Delays Daily Boost new episodes for a week sometimes. Then shows all 5 of them next week. Refresh doesnt do a thing. Otherwise it good. But I want to listnen when its posted, not next week. Why is this happening? Fix it!!!

Christopher Holley

I get all my favorite shows and podcasts but the app just quits playing every 15 minutes and requires a full restart of the program or for me to download the whole show. I just can't stream. If these issues could be fixed it would get 5 stars Well they fixed the first set of issues now it crashes after it gets done playing an episode. Can we get this app working right please? Update....new version fixed it

Annika Mortensen

I used to love this app, but lately it just stops playing mid podcast. It doesn't matter which one I'm listening to either. And the only way to remedy it is to close the app and reopen and start over, but then it does it again.

User reviews

Sergiy Pshenichny August 13, 2017

Great app but can't do podcasts my 'starting page' and hide menu where Downloaded Episodes, Episodes I like and My Playlists. It's completely useless for me, and that ugly look eating display space(( But this is only the UI issues, I find uncomfortable for me.

I can't finish over half of the podcasts because this app has sucks. It will stop aging randomly and won't reload for a very long time, after having to restart the podcast. I followed troubleshooting advice from the developer but it's apparent they don't understand what the issue is. This is not an issue caused by my phone's energy saving or playback settings, or any app settings. It's the app itself.

lConstantly keeps freezing the episode and then not loading. This used to happen a few times a day but now happening every few minutes!!! 😠 Also wiped all my "played" episodes so listening to a podcast with 96 episodes has become a nightmare considering I can't see which ones I've already listened to!!

It does not show latest podcast. Delays Daily Boost new episodes for a week sometimes. Then shows all 5 of them next week. Refresh doesnt do a thing. Otherwise it good. But I want to listnen when its posted, not next week. Why is this happening? Fix it!!!

I get all my favorite shows and podcasts but the app just quits playing every 15 minutes and requires a full restart of the program or for me to download the whole show. I just can't stream. If these issues could be fixed it would get 5 stars Well they fixed the first set of issues now it crashes after it gets done playing an episode. Can we get this app working right please? Update....new version fixed it

Hi, Christopher, Would you please go into your cellphone settings (Settings/Battery/Battery Optimization) and move the Podbean app to the "Not Optimized” list to see if the issue still occurs? Thanks.

Annika Mortensen August 11, 2017

I used to love this app, but lately it just stops playing mid podcast. It doesn't matter which one I'm listening to either. And the only way to remedy it is to close the app and reopen and start over, but then it does it again.

Hi, After you turn on/off Intelligent speed, you can tap the empty part of the window to see the episode information and play the podcast. If it is not what you're pertaining to, please send more details to contact@podbean.com so our support staff can better help you. Thanks.

Josh Everly August 11, 2017

Useful for my purposes. I listen to podcasts 20 to 30 hours a week. Downloads all the newest episodes I follow for me. I have it set to auto delete when I'm done. Easy navigation. Nice player. Other app caused issues with my phone's microphone, but no such issues here.

I used to regularly 5-star this app, i love it a lot, but like all the other recent reviewers i can no longer listen to it without it freezing and requiring a restart a minimum of 3-4 times over the course of an hour to 90- minute long episode. I have done what is suggested in the replies here, i have adjusted my battery settings and my notification settings. Nothing has helped. Updating to the most recent update has also not helped. This has only been happening ever since the latest Android update & the major podbean update where we got the "smart" speed ability, so I'm hoping that something about this is fixable. I am trying to be patient because i really enjoy this app but I'm very close to uninstalling and switching to a different podcatcher. I hope it gets fixed soon.